Japanese Woodblock Prints of Actors

Color woodblock prints showcasing Kabuki actors in traditional attire, engaged in dramatic poses and performances, highlighting historic theatrical works.

Yorikane with lure hair from his beloved, utagawa kuniyoshi, c. 1846 print Sakingo Yorikane depicted on a moon -lit night, with locks hair of his loved one and Takao murdered by him. Yorikane was in love with the Courtisane Takao and bought her free by paying her weight in gold. After Takao told that love is not mutual, Yorikane killed her. paper color woodcut lock of hair. adult man. full moon

The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Onna Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1768-1778. Dimensions: 30 x 14.4 cm (11 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Watanabe no Tsuna in the Play Shitenno Tonoi no Kisewata, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1781 1776-1786 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of diptych . Katsukawa Shunsho

. The Kimono of the Courtisane is decorated with black turtles.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo II as Miwa and Ichimura Kamezo I as Hikoso in the play Ume Momiji Date no Okido, performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1760 1760 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Hanakawado no Sukeroku in the Play Nanakusa Yosooi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1782 1777-1787 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; right sheet of diptych ( ) . Katsukawa Shunsho

The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai ca. 1770 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The First Nakamura Nakazo as a Samurai 36599

Portrait of the actor Onoe Matsusuke I standing under a pine tree

Yorikane with lure hair from his beloved, utagawa kuniyoshi, c. 1846 print Sakingo Yorikane depicted on a moon -lit night, with locks hair of his loved one and Takao murdered by him. Yorikane was in love with the Courtisane Takao and bought her free by paying her weight in gold. After Takao told that love is not mutual, Yorikane killed her. paper color woodcut lock of hair. adult man. full moon

The Courtesan Kisegawa of Matsubaya. Artist: Eishosai Choki (Japanese, active late 18th-early 19th century). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.9 cm). Date: 1796. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Colored woodcut by Toyohara Yasohachi Kunichika depicting Kabuki actor Nakamura-Shirkan in costume, showing facial expression, pose, and stage elements.

Female Warrior in Armor. Artist: Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757-1820). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 8 15/16 x 4 5/16 in. (22.7 x 11 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Second Ichikawa Yaozo in the Role of Soga no Goro 2nd month, 1773 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Second Ichikawa Yaozo in the Role of Soga no Goro 36846

Kunisada, Unknown young actress in the role of servant girl O-Tori, c.1840, colored woodcut, graphics

The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke I, from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)". Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1770. Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 6 in. Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Woman with impeller in her hand. A woman (Iwai Hanshirô v (1776-1847)) in a kimono with a pattern of small and large shells, holds a range in the hand of her outstretched arm. It may be about the role of Hitomaru, the daughter of Kagekiyo, depicted on the right leaf, in the play yaegasumi soga no kuniito, raised in 1823 in the Ichimura Theater in Edo. Left sheet of a dipper. With two poems.

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Shii no Shosho Okinori in the Play Sugata no Hana Yuki no Kuronushi, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1776. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1771-1781. Dimensions: 31.3 x 14.6 cm (12 5/16 x 5 3/4 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Onmaya Kisanda Disguised as the Lion Dancer Kakubei in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777 1772-1782 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; one sheet of a four-sheet composition . Katsukawa Shunsho

Shinmei. Kikukawa Eizan (Japan, 1787-1867). Japan, circa 1814-1817. Prints; woodblocks. Color woodblock print

Bandit Hakamadare carries the loot hidden in a chest; poem by Fujiwara-no Tadamichi; print 76 from the series: Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Imitations of one hundred poems by one hundred poets). Utagawa, Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), graphic artist

Dancing woman; Comparisons between beauties and flowers; Bijin Hana Kurabe. Dancing woman with wisteria branch in left hand; In the background a shot screen on which her silhouette in white and the image of a man with bird of prey on left hand.

Scene from a Drama ca. 1750 Torii Kiyomasu I Japanese. Scene from a Drama. Torii Kiyomasu I (Japanese, active 1696-1716). Japan. ca. 1750. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

It is good to make the first things yourself; Monotachiyoshi; A series for the Hanazono poets association; Hanazono bantsuzuki. A woman measured fabric with plovers on it, a scissor and linear lie next to her on the ground. With two poems. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs that indicated which activities did not or better not to be taken on certain days by people born in a given year.

Utsubo zaru, Club wielding Zaru (from a Kyogen performance)., Totoya, Hokkei, 1780-1850, artist, 1824., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 20.3 x 18 cm., Print shows a man with a monkey holding a large club as a spirit appears before them.

Otawaya: Onoe Matsusuke I as Oboshi Yuranosuke, from the series "Portraits of Actors on Stage (Yakusha butai no sugata-e)". Utagawa Toyokuni I ; Japanese, 1769-1825. Date: 1795. Dimensions: 15 x 9 1/4 in. Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada 1852 Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese. Portrait of Yoshida Sayaemon Kanesada 55728

Ōtani Hiroemon in the role of Gokumon no Shobei 9th month, 1774 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. Ōtani Hiroemon in the role of Gokumon no Shobei 36592

Kunisada, work, Actor Iwai Hanshiro V in the play Kagamiyama Kokyo no nishikie (Old color picture of Mount Kagami), 1829, color woodblock print, graphic

Kitagawa Utamaro (ca. 1753 - October 31, 1806) was a Japanese printmaker and painter, who is considered one of the greatest artists of woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). He is known especially for his masterfully composed studies of women, known as bijinga. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Prince Koretaka Disguised as the Courier Izutsu Chuji, in the Play Yamato Kano Ariwara Keizu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1781 1776-1786 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

Arashi Tokusaburo as Ohashi; Onnadate Ohashi Arashi Tokusaburo. Bust portrait of the actor Arashi Tokusaburo II in the role of the benefactor Ohashi, with bamboo flute on the back and hairps in the shape of a Chinese halberd.

Poem by Chosui, from the series "Five Fashionable Colors of Ink (Furyu goshiki-zumi)". Suzuki Harunobu ; Japanese, 1725 ()-1770. Date: 1763-1770. Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Color woodblock print; chuban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Actor of Actors: Actor the actor nakura namura nazō i as osada no tarō and kura sugegorōi as dog no matsuwaka Katsukawa, shunsho (1726 1792)

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Sawamura Tanosuke II. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1817. Dimensions: 38.9 x 26.4 cm (15 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Haya no Kanpei in Chushingura Nagori no Kura. 1761-1816 Japan. Color woodblock print, hosoban . Kitao Masanobu

Courtesan watching foreign ship from balcony 1813-1849 Japan. Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono . Totoya Hokkei

Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Soga no Goro, c. late 1770s. Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726-1792). Color woodblock print; sheet: 30.2 x 15.3 cm (11 7/8 x 6 in.).

Morishita, between Shono and Kameyana: Actor Ichikawa Enzo Hori no Ranmaru, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)., 1852, Tokyo, by Utagawa Kunisada.

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Kudo Saemon Suketsune ( ) in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi ( ), Performed at the Nakamura Theater ( ) in the First Month, 1772 ( ) 1767-1777 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Ippitsusai Buncho

Style of the Dancer first half of 18th century Nishimura Shigenobu Japanese. Style of the Dancer 57022

Portrait of Sanjō Kantarō in the Female Role of Yaoya Oshichi in the Play "Fuji no Takane" ("The High Peak of Mount Fuji") ca. 1730-40 Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese This print portrays Sanjō Kantarō, an actor who specialized in female impersonation. By isolating the actor and the mirror in the undefined space, Kiyomasu created an iconic image.The backward-facing mirror, withholding the actor's reflection, encourages the viewer to imagine what Kantarō sees. The barren surroundings and the simple and direct formal technique, revealed in the strong draftsmanship, serve as a metaphor for the actor's preoccupation with his own image.. Portrait of Sanjō Kantarō in the Female Role of Yaoya Oshichi in the Play "Fuji no Takane" ("The High Peak of Mount Fuji") 54861

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Female Role, Standing Beside a Litter 1726-1792 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in Female Role, Standing Beside a Litter 57037

Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms Ippitsusai Bunchō Japanese. Danjuro as a Youth with a Toy Horse under Plum Blossoms 56499

Dignitary Tatsugawa Sakon Katsumas in court robes and two warriors, board 20. From the series: from the life of the heroes of Taiheiki novel about the Great Peace / Taiheiki Eiyuden Utagawa, kuniyoshi (1797 1861)

Scene from the noh theater piece Kasuga Ryujin; Kasuga Ryujin; Play a hundred noh; NUAKU HYAKUBAN. Actor in the role of Kasuga, the dragon God, with wild red wig and headdress in the form of a dragon.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro III as Akita Jonosuke in the Play Kawaranu Hanasakae Hachi no Ki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1769 1764-1774 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Ippitsusai Buncho

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as Omi no Kotoda () in the Play Shuen Soga Omugaeshi (), Performed at the Ichimura Theater () in the Second Month, 1768 (). Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1763-1773. Dimensions: 29.6 x 14.4 cm (11 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban; probably one sheet of a five-sheet print. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

A Courtesan from Tsuruya. Kikugawa, Eizan (1787-1867), graphic artist, Iwatoya, Kisaburô (Eirindô) (c. 1760s-1832), publisher

Artist: Yanagawa Shigenobu II, Japanese, active ca. 1820-60, Young Man Disguised as Fudo, God ofFire, 19thcentury, Polychrome woodblock print, sheet: 15 3/8 × 10 9/16 in. (39.1 × 26.8cm), Japan, Japanese, Edo period(1615-1868), Works on Paper -Prints

Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugor I ca. 1750 Yamamoto Yoshinobu Japanese This print depicts a popular Kabuki actor who specialized in female roles. Ono'e Kikugoro, dressed as a female character, sits before an alcove that is hung with a painting of him in the role of a male character. Thus, Yoshinobu uses the compositional device of a picture-within-a-picture to show two guises of the same actor, which are seemingly contemplating each other.. Kabuki Actor Onoe Kikugor I. Yamamoto Yoshinobu (Japanese, active 1745-58). Japan. ca. 1750. Woodblock print (beni-e); ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Sixth Month, 1783. Katsukawa Shunsho ; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1778-1788. Dimensions: 32.1 x 14.4 cm (12 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.). Color woodblock print; hosoban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Shakyû with fan and gourd, c. 1849 print Play player Arashi Rikaku III in the role of shakyû, with fan and gourd. This role appears in the piece "Chigusa No Midare-Zaki" and in "Wankyû Sueno Matsuyama", possibly staged in the seventh month of 1849. paper color woodcut actor (on the stage). fan. knapsack, rucksack

Japan, Utagaki Magao, Yomo no, Terinari, Kanenoya, Hananari, Matsunoya, Okenari, Tetsunoya, Shuntei, Katsukawa, Mukashibanashi chijinyû, Wisdom, Virtue and Bravery from Old Stories, Momotarô, passe-partout, lower left - printed, A young Momotarô, the main character from the fairy tale of the same name, dressed in court clothes sits next to New Year's decorations of a crayfish, round rice cakes (kagamimochi), fern leaves (urajiro) and orange tree leaves (daidai). With four poems. Momotarô was created from a peach found in a river. He travels with a monkey, a pheasant and a dog, defeats the giant king and returns laden with treasures to the couple who once found him., surimono, prints, Japan (collection), verso - stamped, height 205 mm, width 177 mm, Japanese, 1770 - 1820, print maker, printmaker, 1821 - 1821, first quarter 19th century, paper, colour woodcut, blind printing, poet, 1753 - 1829

Fujiwara no Shôshi; Jôtô Monin; A series about those who still have their teeth; Shôshikai bantsuzuki. Hofdame Fujiwara No Shôshi (988-1074) became empress Akiko, later she went into the monastery and took the name Jôtô Monin. With three poems.

Denbei in the night at the house of his beloved, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1846 print Izutsuya Denbei, fleeing the authorities after having killed a man, is in love with the Courtisane Oshun. The owner of the brothel sent Oshun back to her parental home in Horikawa to prevent problems with Denbei. One night, Denbei Oshun visits here in Silhouette in the window, in Horikawa, after which they get married. paper color woodcut adult man. couple of lovers. human figure at (open) window, seen from outside

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro II as Soga no Goro and Nakamura Takesaburo I as Kewaizaka no Shosho in the play "Bando Ichi Kotobuki Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1715. Attributed to Torii Kiyonobu I; Japanese, 1664-1729. Date: 1715. Dimensions: 30.3 x 15.6 cm. Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, tan-e. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Courtesan Misyama of Chojiya (from the series Eight Views of Beautiful Women of the Green Houses), early 1790s. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 23.8 x 17.6 cm (9 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.).

Chojiya uchi chozan, The courtesan Chozan of Chojiya., Torii, Kiyonaga, 1752-1815, artist, 1783., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 37.7 x 24.9 cm., Print shows Chozan, a courtesan, with two young female attendants.

Print 19th century Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1864). Japan. 19th century. Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Prints

Two seated warriors The four loyal retainers for the Katsushika poetry association (series title) Katsushika Shitennô (series title on object), A young gentleman sits in front of a man with a very long sword. The man with the sword is kabuki actor Naritaya Sôbei (1766-1835) in an unknown role. In front of him is the young actor Ichikawa Ebizô VI (1823-54) in the role of a young lord of the Minamoto clan. With three poems. This print is part of a five-panel., Kunisada (I), Utagawa (mentioned on object), Japan, 1834, paper, colour woodcut, h 208 mm × w 183 mm

Samurai with sake scale in hand, Keisai requirements, c. 1825 - c. 1830 Minamoto No Yoshitsune is sitting on a brokaat pillow, with a sake cup in hand. In front of him is a ceremonial sake boiler; Behind him typical New Year's decoration such as a miniature pine and plum tree with a crane and turtle - all symbols for a long and happy life. With three poems; Left leaf of a diptych. Japan paper color woodcut alcoholic drinks. trees: pine

A Man in Nightly Rain, Utagawa Kunisada (I), 1835-1836 print A man with a straw raincoat is in the rain under a flowering plum tree. The man is actor Ineu Kikugorô III (1784-1849) in the role of the popular hero Gonpachi. Scene from the play Ume Haru Gojûsantsugi, staged in the Ichimura Theater in Edo in 1835. Right sheet of a diptyk, or middle leaf of a triptych. With one poem. Japan paper color woodcut carrying something in basket, bag, rucksack, etc.. rain. adult man

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III); Japanese, 1786-1864. Date: 1854. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Actor Sanjo Kantaro (1697-1763) as a Woman ca. 1730 Okumura Toshinobu Japanese. Actor Sanjo Kantaro (1697-1763) as a Woman 45047

The Regent Takeuchi No Sukune; Takeuchi Daijin; A series about those who still have their teeth; Shôshikai bantsuzuki. Take No Uchi No Sukune shows the imperial child Ojin the two purple of ebb and flow on a table. With two poems.

Woman of the Yoshiwara, 1753-1806. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753-1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 32.4 x 22.6 cm (12 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.).

Onge kikugoro as Niki Danjo; Haiyu Shoshin Kyo; Famous actors to life. The actor One Kikugoro as Niki Danjo

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Memorial Portraits of the Actors Bando Shuka I and Ichikawa Danjuro VIII. Utagawa School; Japanese, 19th century. Date: 1855. Dimensions: . Color woodblock print; oban. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Momonoi Wakasanosuke Draws One of His Two Swords. The Actor Ichikawa Omezo Like Momonoi Wakasanosuke In The Kanadehon Chūshingura Play.

Mother dresses her son at the NewYear. Artist: Nagao Kinp?d?, act. ca. 1818 - 1830

The Actor Matusmto Koshiro IV as Ise no Saburo Disguised as Mizoro no Sabu in the Play Mure Takamatsu Yuki no Shirahata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunjô

The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as the Courtesan Okaru 1795 (Kansei 7), 4th month Katsukawa Shun'ei 川春英 Japanese The onnagata actor Noshio is shown here in the role of the courtesan Okaru (Kanpei’s lover) in the drama “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers” (Kanadehon Chūshingura 仮名手本忠臣蔵), one of the great staples of the Kabuki stage for its dramatic evocations of honor, loyalty and revenge. Staged at the Miyakoza Theater in 1795, Noshio also played the role of Tonase, Kakogawa Honzō’s wife (see MFA, Boston, acc. no. 11.14927). The complex plot of both the earlier puppet play versions and later Kabuki adaptations of the style of the forty-seven rōnin (masterless samurai) was based on historical events. In 1701, the leader of the forty-seven retainers was forced to commit ritual suicide (seppuku) for assaulting Kira, a high-ranking official who had insulted him. The rōnin demonstrated their undiminished loyalty and avenged their leader in 1702 by killing Kira and then committing suicide themsel

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Akushichibyoe Kagekiyo ( ) 1778-1789 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of triptych ( ) . Katsukawa Shunjô

Hinazuru of the Keizetsuro 1756-1806 Japan. Color woodblock print; aiban . Kitagawa Utamaro

The actors Segawa Kikunojo III as the courtesan Kojoro of the Mikuniya and Arashi Sanpachi I as her elder brother Kujuro in the play Tomigaoka Koi no Yamabiraki, performed at the Kiri Theater in the first month, 1798 1798 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Toyokuni I

Woman with clock Elegant women as the heroes of the Suikoden - from a series of a hundred and eight (series title) Fûzoku onna Suikoden - Hyakuhachiban no uchi (series title on object), A woman sitting on a pillow with a pipe in hand is reading. Behind her is a table clock (Daidokei) on a table. With two poems., Utagawa Kuniyoshi (mentioned on object), Japan, 1832, paper, colour woodcut, h 211 mm × w 183 mm

The actor Segawa Roko in the role of a woman next to the wheel of a carriage TOYOKUNI II, UTAGAWA (1777 1835)

Ichikawa Danjuro V in a Shibaraku Performance. Artist: Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm). Date: ca. 1789.The Ichikawa family was renowned for playing heroic "Shibaraku!" roles. Shown here in such a performance, Danjuro wears a persimmon red robe with a huge family crest of three nested squares (mimasu) on each of his large sleeves. His face shows red lines on white makeup, and he wears a bizarre wig. Shunko portrayed Danjuro V striking a pose (mie) at a climactic moment to make a powerful impression on the audience. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Hamamuraya Roko 1789-1799 Japan. Color woodblock print; aiban . Tôshûsai Sharaku

Print. Artist: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786-1865). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 14 1/16 × 9 3/4 in. (35.7 × 24.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Standing lady tying sash, 1770, Woodcuts, Page from book

Kabuki Scene (Diptych) Hokushu (Japanese, ca. 1808-1832). Kabuki Scene (Diptych), ca. 1820. Woodblock print, 9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in. (25 x 18 cm). Asian Art ca. 1820

Portrait of Muramatsu Sandayu Takanao. Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797-1861). Calligrapher: Engraved by Yokogawa Horitake. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm). Date: 1852. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe 1770 Katsukawa Shunshō　川春章 Japanese. The Actor the Fourth Danjuro with His Chin in His Hand Leaning on the Handle of a Large Black Axe 56808

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kusunoki Masayuki Disguised as Uji no Joetsu, in the Play Go Taiheiki Shirishi-banashi, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Fourth Month, 1780 1775-1785 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban . Katsukawa Shunsho

The actor Arashi Rikan II as Hōrai Kamemaru. Donation Gerhard Schack

. Color woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban diptych (right 1939.1807) . Katsukawa Shun'ei

Playing boy on OS, Watanabe Kazan, c. 1890 - c. 1900 print Playing boy on white ox, to whom a man brings a sacrifice. A scene from the chronicles of the waterfront (sugars). With one poem. This print is a copy. Japan paper color woodcut ox

Memorial Portrait of the Actor Onoe Kikugoro III 1849 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as a Female Fox from Mt Ubagadake in the Play Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1777 1771-1782 Japan. Color woodblock print; hosoban; one sheet of a four-sheet composition . Katsukawa Shunsho

Print Utagawa Kunisada Japanese. Print 58207

Actor as a Samurai Youth. Artist: Torii Kiyotada (Japanese, fl. ca. 1720-50). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm). Date: ca. 1735. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Become a ceremony of mature; Genbukuyoshi; A series for the Hanazono poets association; Hanazono bantsuzuki. A young Vrwou is sitting in front of her mirror to shave her eyebrows. Japanese women used to estimate their eyebrows, turned their teeth black and strike their hair after getting married. With three poems. The prints from this series are in line with the belief that the first activities of the new year were extra special. The red cartouche on the prints refers to almanacs that indicated which activities did not or better not to be taken on certain days by people born in a given year.

Nakamura Matsue as Otaka. Edo. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Shunkosai Hokuei.

Actor Nakamura Karoku I (Nakamura Karoku) as Nyôbô Asaka (Nyôbô Asaka). Utagawa, Kunisada I (1786-1864), graphic artist, Kawaguchiya, Shôzô (Shôeidô) (c. 1824-1852), publisher

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV (right), Ichikawa Monnosuke II (center), and Sakata Hangoro III (left), Possibly as Manazuru the Wife of Tametomo, Hojo Saburo Munetoki, and Kawanaya Tashiro, in the Joruri Iwai-zuki Neya no Obitoki (Inauspicious Months Loosening the Sash in the Bedchamber), from Part Two of the Play Mutsu no Hana Izu no Hataage (Snowflakes Raising the Standard at Izu), Performed at the Kiri Theater from the First Day of the Eleventh Month, 1786 1781-1791 Japan. Color woodblock print; oban . Katsukawa Shunko I

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I, page from "A Picture Book of Stage Fans (Ehon butai ogi)". Ippitsusai Buncho; Japanese, active c. 1755-90. Date: 1770. Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 6 in. Color woodblock print; page from illustrated book. Origin: Japan. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

SAKATA KINTOKI EN TSUCHIGUMO, TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI, 1886 print Sakata Kintoki lying over a table near a lantern, his sword next to him. Behind him Tsuchigumo, a spinish monster, here in the form of a woman, between spider web. Japanese paper (handmade paper) color woodcut lying face downwards. monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa)

Lady holding a string instrument upright., 1770. Woodcuts., Page from book

The Flute (Hichiriki), from the series Fashionable Musical Amusements of Children (Furyu kodomo asobi ongaku) 1765-1777 Japan. Color woodblock print; chuban . Isoda Koryusai

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